wife

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The actress received six Emmy Award nominations for her role as Diane Lockhart in The Good Wife, and went on to star in spin-off The Good Fight.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

He gave her a show called “What a Farm Wife Painted” and, the next month, she was on her way to Gimbels and fame.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Wife Maria is expecting their first child any day and he is prepared to drop everything to be with her for the birth.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

First published in the New Yorker, “The Wife on Ambien” is a fragmentary, oddly compelling riff on marriage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

My mother was not jealous of this young girl who would now be called Fifth Wife.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan